Grief counselors will be on hand Thursday at Winter Park High School as students cope with the loss of their classmates, two teen boys who were identified after their bodies were found burning on Cady Way Trail.

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Authorities said the two bodies found Sunday are Nicholas Presha, 16, and Jeremy Stewart, 18.

Sources tell WESH 2 that the teens were killed execution-style. The boys were bound, gagged and shot in the back of the head before their bodies were burned and left for someone to see and to send a message to others who may owe the killers money, according to sources.

The crime is being linked to an unpaid drug debt involving marijuana, according to sources. Those sources tell WESH 2 that less than $500 was owed to alleged gang members and at least one of the people suspected of the crime has already fled the country.

Winter Park High School's principal Tim Smith explained to students that the boys were found murdered over the weekend.

"He (Smith) said to pray for the families of the two people that died and if we needed any support or help that we could go to the west cafeteria and there would be counselors there," student Claudia Sanchez said.

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The bodies of the two were found on an embankment next to a bridge near Metric Drive and Forsyth Road by two bicyclists.

FCAT testing will be canceled again on Friday for Winter Park High School only.

A friend of Presha's said the news hit him hard.

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"Once he called Nic's name I started freaking out," said Lucas Anderson. "He's a good kid. He has done some things wrong but he's kindhearted and he cares about other people for sure."

Friends said the two were best friends and very outgoing. Both were arrested in January for grand theft auto.

Presha is the son of former Orange County Sheriff's Capt. Bernie Presha who now works for the state attorney.

A small fire at the nearby Sun Bay Apartments has been linked to the crime.

Sources tell WESH 2 that the people responsible for the killings first tried to burn the boys' bodies behind a portable storage unit near the apartments, but moved them closer to the trail.

"They were burned there at the scene," said Nieves. "What occurred or the circumstances of how they came to be there, we're not going to discuss it at this point because that information is limited as well."

A vigil for the two teenagers was held on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the scene of the incident on Cady Way Trail.

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"We are asking the community if there is anything they know," said Nieves. "Anything they saw yesterday morning at 6 or 6:30 a.m. in the morning or if they know what was going on that may have led to these killings. Please contact the Sheriff's Office."

Anyone with information on the case is also asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.